This weekend every duck with an ounce of sense makes for their nearest park. Hunters , on the other hand , don their camo gear and rush off to sit in their maimai in the chilly autumn weather, hoping to shoot their dinner.At the Lake we have a large population of (mallard?) ducks who make this their home all year round. They potter about the lake edge, being feed tasty morsels by tourists, and can often be spotted sleeping standing up on one leg - how do they do that? This one was happy to paddle about while I sketched him, showing off his beautiful colours in the sunshine.